Denmark plans to conscript women into armed forces for first time
MONITORING (SW) – Denmark will call up women as well as men as it expands conscription to respond to Europe’s changing security climate.
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Israel using starvation as ‘weapon of war’, says EU foreign policy chief
MONITORING (SW) – Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, has said the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is “not a natural disaster” and has accused Israel of using starvation as a “weapon of war”.
US to send new weapons package worth $300 M for Ukraine
MONITORING (SW) – The United States will send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, President Joe Biden’s administration said on Tuesday, the first such move in months as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in Congress.
India implements citizenship law opposed by Muslims before election
India moved on Monday to implement a 2019 citizenship law that has been criticised as discriminating against Muslims, weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government.
‘We are already fasting’, Palestinians in Gaza observe Ramadan
Radwan Abdel-Hai, a displaced Palestinian sheltering in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza told the AFP news agency “we are already fasting”. “Beyond food, this
India conducts first flight of missile that can carry multiple warheads
MONITORING (SW) – India has completed the first flight test of a home-grown missile with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
At least 50 injured after ‘technical problem’ on LATAM flight to Auckland, NZ Herald reports
MONITORING (SW) – At least 50 people were hurt on Monday, mostly with minor injuries, after LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN), opens new tab told the New Zealand Herald that a “technical problem” had caused a “strong movement” during a flight from Sydney to Auckland.
South Korea deploys military reinforcements to hospitals hit by doctors strike
MONITORING (SW) – South Korea will start deploying military physicians and doctors from public health canters to strike-hit hospitals on Monday to help care for patients affected by the walkout of nearly 12,000 trainee doctors from 100 hospitals over government reform plans.
Ramadan ‘will add to the tragedies’ of Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA (SW) – As Muslims across the world welcome Ramadan, the holy month is received differently by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Pakistan’s lawmakers pick Asif Ali Zardari as the country’s president for a second time
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s lawmakers elected Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday as the country’s president for the second time.
Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi?
Analysts say India’s 2024 election will need to pass first. But a long history between the Sharifs and Modi offers hope.
Israeli strikes kill 82 people in Gaza over past day: Ministry
GAZA (SW) – Eighty-two people have been killed in 10 Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths
